Having seen John Prine in person and on stage many times I can vouch for this one. If hearing him in concert isn’t cool enough this set goes one up with some guests. Iris DeMent, Sara Watkins, Emmylou Harris and Kane, Welch & Kaplan also join him on a few cuts. Iris steals the show with her duets on “Unwed Fathers” and “In Spite Of Ourselves” while Emmylou and John don’t leave a dry eye in the house by the time they finish “Angel From Montgomery.” It’s not all duets though, most of it is him going it alone through his second to almost none catalog. This is the right album at the right time, and the right price for this veteran.

Oh Boy Records